You may have already noticed that as you zoom in closer to street level in Google Earth a small clock icon appears at the bottom of the screen indicating historical satellite imagery is available. While this feature has just rolled out in Google Maps, and is not yet available in our beloved Google Earth, I predict this omission will not last long. Imagine what historical street view imagery will look like in 10, 25, or 50 years from now!Īfter Looking Back in Time, I Offer This Prediction for the Future 7 years in and they can now begin to offer this collection of older imagery in a meaningful way. It offers a glimpse into the future.Ĭonsider this: Google has been amassing incredible amounts of data over its short life including satellite and street view imagery. And while I still think that those techniques deliver more relevant results for genealogists, this new Street View time travel in Google Maps is exciting in its own way. In that video we explore some incredibly powerful ways to travel back through our ancestor’s lives and times. If you’re a Genealogy Gems Premium Member then chances are you made a bee-line for the Time Travel with Google Earth premium video as soon as you joined. Members Have Been Time Traveling for a While Now When you have millions of users it can take a while to roll out upgrades. But in some locations which have undergone substantial change in that short time period (such as viewing the reconstruction after the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Onagawa, Japan) the results are riveting.ĭon’t worry if you don’t see Google Maps Street View Historical Imagery feature yet. In many cases, there’s nothing earth shattering to see. The ability to time travel is high on most family historians list, and Street View imagery for Google Maps desktop provides a taste of that prize.Īccording to Google’s blog post today they have “gathered historical imagery from past Street View collections dating back to 2007 to create this digital time capsule of the world.” Here’s an example of viewing Gettysburg with the new feature. Google Maps Street View was given an edge today over Google Earth’s street view when Google launched a “time travel” upgrade.
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